CHAPTER 144, ZONING Table of Contents - City of New Braunfels

)Zoning Ordinance- effective Nov. 8, 2006 Sec. 2(2) Repairs and alterations may be made to a nonconforming building orstructure, provided that no structural alteration shall be made except thoserequired by law or this Chapter, and further provided these regulations shallnever be construed to allow an addition to a nonconforming building.(3) A nonconforming building or structure shall not be added to or enlarged in anymanner unless such addition and enlargements are made to conform to all therequirements of the district in which such building or structure is located.(4) No nonconforming building or structure shall be moved in whole or in part toany other location on the lot, or on any other lot, unless every portion of suchbuilding or structure is made to conform to all the regulations of the district.(5) A nonconforming building or structure which is damaged or partially destroyedby fire, flood, wind, explosion, earthquake, or other calamity or act of God shallnot be again restored or used for such purpose if the expense of such restorationexceeds 75 percent of the replacement cost of the building or structure at thetime such damage occurred. Any nonconforming building or structure partiallydestroyed may be restored provided restoration is started within 12 months of thedate of partial destruction and is diligently prosecuted to completion. Whenever anonconforming building or structure is damaged in excess of 75 percent of itsreplacement cost at that time, the repair or reconstruction of such building orstructure shall conform to all the regulations of the district in which it is located,and it shall be treated as a new building.(b) Nonconforming uses of buildings:(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the nonconforming use of thebuilding or structure lawfully existing at the time of the effective date of thisChapter may be continued.)(2) The use of a nonconforming building or structure may be changed to a use ofthe same or more restricted classification, but where the use of a nonconformingbuilding or structure is hereafter changed to a use of a more restrictedclassification, it shall not thereafter be changed to a use of less restrictedclassification.(3) A vacant, nonconforming building or structure lawfully constructed may beoccupied by use for which the building or structure was designated or intended, ifso occupied within a period of one year after the effective date of this Chapter,and the use of a nonconforming building or structure lawfully constructed whichbecomes vacant after the effective date of this Chapter may also be occupied bythe use for which the building or structure was designated or intended, if sooccupied within a period of one year after the building becomes vacant.(c) Nonconforming use of land:Continuation of use. The nonconforming use of land existing at the time of theeffective date of this Chapter may be continued, provided that no suchnonconforming use of land shall in any way be expanded or extended either onthe same or adjoining property, and provided that if such nonconforming use ofland or any portion thereof is discontinued or changed, any future use of land orportion thereof shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter.U:\Pianninq\Zoninq Ordinance\Amendments 2012\Zoninq revisions 2012.docxU:\Pianning\Zening OF